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![Just a quick note to let you all know that I did indeed take the Pontiac on the Great Beater Challenge. I am working on a updates right now and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cruising.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pontiac and Great Beater Challenge Update Coming Soon")
Pontiac and Great Beater Challenge Update Coming Soon
Posted on August 29, 2018 | 33 CommentsJust a quick note to let you all know that I did indeed take the Pontiac on the Great Beater Challenge. I am working on a updates right now and […] -
![Daylesford, Victoria – given its proximity to various luxury resorts and home-stays – is a popular and trendy destination. It’s an old town with a lot of heritage and there […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Road Trip Outtake: The Cars Of Daylesford, Victoria, Part 2 – Morris Minor")
Road Trip Outtake: The Cars Of Daylesford, Victoria, Part 2 – Morris Minor
Posted on August 29, 2018 | 20 CommentsDaylesford, Victoria – given its proximity to various luxury resorts and home-stays – is a popular and trendy destination. It’s an old town with a lot of heritage and there […] -
![There seems to be some kind of contagion going on with some of the older cars in my neighborhood; they’re up on three wheels. It might not be so obvious […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CC-368-030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Ford Tempo – Up On Three Wheels")
CC Outtake: Ford Tempo – Up On Three Wheels
Posted on August 29, 2018 | 28 CommentsThere seems to be some kind of contagion going on with some of the older cars in my neighborhood; they’re up on three wheels. It might not be so obvious […] -
![Fact: A car is a depreciating asset. Except for a few rare occasions of ultra-low production supercars, for all intents and purposes, from the moment a vehicle is titled and drives […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/thumb_IMG_3985_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300 SE – This Is What $100 Looks Like")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300 SE – This Is What $100 Looks Like
Posted on August 29, 2018 | 84 CommentsFact: A car is a depreciating asset. Except for a few rare occasions of ultra-low production supercars, for all intents and purposes, from the moment a vehicle is titled and drives […] -
![It’s always a pleasure to explore an unfamiliar part of one’s own country. I’d not heard of Hepburn Springs, Victoria but when my family suggested I fly down and spend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/range-rover-vogue-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Road Trip Outtake: The Cars Of Daylesford, Victoria, Part 1 – 1992-95 Range Rover Vogue LSE")
Road Trip Outtake: The Cars Of Daylesford, Victoria, Part 1 – 1992-95 Range Rover Vogue LSE
Posted on August 28, 2018 | 26 CommentsIt’s always a pleasure to explore an unfamiliar part of one’s own country. I’d not heard of Hepburn Springs, Victoria but when my family suggested I fly down and spend […] -
![This dear little Chevette lives on a quiet alley just three blocks from my house. It never fails to make me smile. But then the other morning as I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CC-368-053.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Chevette – Up On Three Wheels")
CC Outtake: Chevette – Up On Three Wheels
Posted on August 28, 2018 | 31 CommentsThis dear little Chevette lives on a quiet alley just three blocks from my house. It never fails to make me smile. But then the other morning as I was […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2012) In the summer of 1986, I was home after my freshman year at engineering school when my Aunt Betty offered me a job driving for the courier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Pintomobile5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1975 Ford Pinto–Fecal Brown Freedom")
COAL: 1975 Ford Pinto–Fecal Brown Freedom
Posted on August 27, 2018 | 81 Comments(first posted 12/22/2012) In the summer of 1986, I was home after my freshman year at engineering school when my Aunt Betty offered me a job driving for the courier […] -
![I recently finished John Toland’s excellent biography of Adolf Hitler. Going into scorching detail on many things, one of the statements about Neville Chamberlain’s negotiations with Hitler struck a highly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_1176.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC For Sale: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 – After Nearly 32 Years, It’s Time For Different Adventures")
CC For Sale: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 – After Nearly 32 Years, It’s Time For Different Adventures
Posted on August 27, 2018 | 89 CommentsI recently finished John Toland’s excellent biography of Adolf Hitler. Going into scorching detail on many things, one of the statements about Neville Chamberlain’s negotiations with Hitler struck a highly […] -
![Paul and I stopped at the Portland Vintage Races when he was in town last month, long enough for a couple of the races and a tour of the paddock. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/PIRStandings.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Studebaker is Racing – Falcon Too")
Trackside Classic: Studebaker is Racing – Falcon Too
Posted on August 27, 2018 | 24 CommentsPaul and I stopped at the Portland Vintage Races when he was in town last month, long enough for a couple of the races and a tour of the paddock. […] -
![Wakefield Kirkgate What happens when you take an underachieving bus and try to turn it into a cheap train for an underfunded rail system? You get the horror that is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/02-shefield.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Horror: 1985 British Rail Class 142 – The Truly Awful Pacer")
Trackside Horror: 1985 British Rail Class 142 – The Truly Awful Pacer
Posted on August 27, 2018 | 36 CommentsWakefield Kirkgate What happens when you take an underachieving bus and try to turn it into a cheap train for an underfunded rail system? You get the horror that is […] -
![I’d seen this ’63-’66 Beetle around town from time to time for quite awhile by the time I finally caught up with it in an Office Despot car park some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Spoiler_Alert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Spoiler Alert! – Double Your Mileage and Keep the Engine Cooler! Maybe")
CC Outtake: Spoiler Alert! – Double Your Mileage and Keep the Engine Cooler! Maybe
Posted on August 26, 2018 | 33 CommentsI’d seen this ’63-’66 Beetle around town from time to time for quite awhile by the time I finally caught up with it in an Office Despot car park some […] -
![Remember the pedal trike tractors from your early years? Here’s a king-size model for grown-ups. Even better, you also get paid for riding it. Now let’s walk around this three-wheeled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_6949.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Vervaet Hydro Trike And Schouten Liquid Manure Injector – Too Big To Play On The Lawn")
CC Global: Vervaet Hydro Trike And Schouten Liquid Manure Injector – Too Big To Play On The Lawn
Posted on August 26, 2018 | 26 CommentsRemember the pedal trike tractors from your early years? Here’s a king-size model for grown-ups. Even better, you also get paid for riding it. Now let’s walk around this three-wheeled […] -
![We knew that our 2000 LeSabre was getting up in miles (140,000), so it was time to consider getting something newer. My wife liked the ergonomics and the 3800 engine, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSCN1833.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Buick LeSabre Limited – Grandpa’s Car Part II")
COAL: 2001 Buick LeSabre Limited – Grandpa’s Car Part II
Posted on August 26, 2018 | 18 CommentsWe knew that our 2000 LeSabre was getting up in miles (140,000), so it was time to consider getting something newer. My wife liked the ergonomics and the 3800 engine, […] -
CC Vintage Video: Flipping Out on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, 1970 – An Expensive Sunday Outing
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 39 Comments67Conti posted the link to this hair-raising compilation of folks flipping their cars on open days at the Nurburgring. Seat belts? Nein, mostly. Helmets? Nein. But drivers entering this tricky […] -
CC Cinema: Fahren Auf Der Autobahn
Posted on August 25, 2018 | 35 CommentsI stumbled into this little short film which gives a view out the back window on a typical stretch of autobahn in the mid-60s, including some very impatient drivers. The […]
